WASHINGTON, May 21 -- The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property released the following testimony by Shira Perlmutter, register of copyrights and director of the U.S. Copyright Office, from a May 12, 2026, hearing on the oversight of the agency: * * * Chairman Tillis, Ranking Member Schiff, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to testify today on behalf of the United States Copyright Office (Office).1 This is a banner year, marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Copyright Act of 1976. As we reflect  more PR